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the washington post did some great reporting on this talking to people who had driven to washington from places as far away as michigan. people have taken the morning off of work, people pulled their kids out of school. there's a parking lot where people realized they could park to watch. every single parking space of the 2,000 was full today. there was an overflow crowd camped out along route 28 leading up to the airport. people were watching throughout the downtown washington area on capitol hill. members of congress tweeted the pictures they took from their pictures. this was the picture many mark warren's office. senator jeff morgan ran outside and captured this picture of himself pointing at a shuttle. john mccain camped out with his wife and with his 100-year-old mother, so they could all be together to watch it go by. people are excited. this is not a sad thing. it's not a chest thumping kind of thing either. it's a moment. it's people being inspired by, awed by. people being proud of this thing we have done as a country. what we saw today in this show stopping moment in washingto
the washington post did some great reporting on this talking to people who had driven to washington from places as far away as michigan. people have taken the morning off of work, people pulled their kids out of school. there's a parking lot where people realized they could park to watch. every single parking space of the 2,000 was full today. there was an overflow crowd camped out along route 28 leading up to the airport. people were watching throughout the downtown washington area on capitol...
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and so when that tape was leaked to the "washington post," if it doesn't come from the reporter, does that mean it came from general petraeus? if so, why was he taping his conversations with reporters without them knowing it, and who leaked it and why? so that's still unresolved. and general petraeus, of course, was the commander before general allen. and of course the commander before general petraeus, who had to resign in his own political scandal, he is now poised to release a new tell-all blockbuster book who will open that whole scandal up again. those are the last three top guys. in terms of the top level leadership in the war in afghanistan, it's kind of a freaking mess, right? and it has been a mess for a long time. the pentagon just released its report that shows the results of president obama's big surge of troops into afghanistan after he took office. the report found that violence in afghanistan after the surge is higher than it was before the surge. enemy-initiated attacks are higher now than they were before the surge started, the surge that was supposed to decimate the
and so when that tape was leaked to the "washington post," if it doesn't come from the reporter, does that mean it came from general petraeus? if so, why was he taping his conversations with reporters without them knowing it, and who leaked it and why? so that's still unresolved. and general petraeus, of course, was the commander before general allen. and of course the commander before general petraeus, who had to resign in his own political scandal, he is now poised to release a new...
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from jorge washington to jorge bush and who can forget president jimmy spits. i mean all mitt needs is a little bit. didn't really need to go full john boehner on the spray tan. but a clean cut hispanic american like julian castro or ricky martin, oh my goodness, what if you were just a little bit gay, mitt? think of all the advantages that would provide. no, wait for it, what if you had a vagina? if you were a gay latina this election would be in the bag for you. unfortunately for you, mitt, you were cursed with the hard knock life of growing up as the son of a wealthy governor and auto executive. and when your father paid your way through private school and bought your first house, i can't imagine how difficult that must have been for you. but the truth is the reason why latinos aren't voting for you is because your policies suck. being latino wouldn't win you the election. but saying jokingly that you wish you were might actually lose it for you. >> that video is part of a series called actually, which is an effort to use comedians to fact check mitt romney.
from jorge washington to jorge bush and who can forget president jimmy spits. i mean all mitt needs is a little bit. didn't really need to go full john boehner on the spray tan. but a clean cut hispanic american like julian castro or ricky martin, oh my goodness, what if you were just a little bit gay, mitt? think of all the advantages that would provide. no, wait for it, what if you had a vagina? if you were a gay latina this election would be in the bag for you. unfortunately for you, mitt,...
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this week, washington is really into another so-called doomsday plan. but it's a weird kind of doomsday plan. it's not a plan meant to save the country in the event of doomsday. it is a plan meant to create a doomsday scenario in the event that republicans have to compromise on tax rates. on monday, abc's jonathan carl explained how it worked. he said "republicans are seriously considering a doomsday plan if fiscal cliff talks collapse entirely. it would be quite simple. house republicans would allow a vote on extending the bush middle class tax cuts. that bill already passed in august in the senate. and offer the president nothing more. no extension to the debt ceiling, nothing on unemployment, nothing on loopholes. congress would recess for the holidays and the president would face a big battle early in the year over the debt ceiling. two republican officials tell me this is becoming the most likely scenario. "the new york times" added more detail including this amazing quote from rep michael c. burgess of texas. "there's always better ground, but we
this week, washington is really into another so-called doomsday plan. but it's a weird kind of doomsday plan. it's not a plan meant to save the country in the event of doomsday. it is a plan meant to create a doomsday scenario in the event that republicans have to compromise on tax rates. on monday, abc's jonathan carl explained how it worked. he said "republicans are seriously considering a doomsday plan if fiscal cliff talks collapse entirely. it would be quite simple. house republicans...
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of those four, one of them is washington, d.c. guess who's not on the ballot in washington, d.c., the rick santorum campaign. why are they not on the ballot in d.c.? according to d.c., they never even asked to be on the ballot there. i have questions for the rick santorum campaign, and apparently we have the rick santorum campaign, who's going to be on the show next. [ male announcer ] aggressive new styling. a more fuel-efficient turbocharged engine. and a completely redesigned interior. ♪ the new c-class with over 2,000 refinements. it's amazing...inside and out. see your authorized mercedes-benz dealer for exceptional offers through mercedes-benz financial services. a living, breathing intelligence teaching data how to do more for business. [ beeping ] in here, data knows what to do. because the network finds it and tailors it across all the right points, automating all the right actions... [ beeping ] ...to bring all the right results. it's the at&t network -- doing more with data to help business do more for customers. ♪
of those four, one of them is washington, d.c. guess who's not on the ballot in washington, d.c., the rick santorum campaign. why are they not on the ballot in d.c.? according to d.c., they never even asked to be on the ballot there. i have questions for the rick santorum campaign, and apparently we have the rick santorum campaign, who's going to be on the show next. [ male announcer ] aggressive new styling. a more fuel-efficient turbocharged engine. and a completely redesigned interior. ♪...
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and in washington support for gay marriage rights is up by 15 points. gay marriage rights are also on the ballot in minnesota this year and in that state the polling is almost dead even. it's down by one at this point but is very close. marriage equality so far has a really terrible record at the ballot box but this year there is reason to believe it might be different. what does that do to the republican party's politics on this issue? joining us now is the cohost of msnbc's the cycle and a senior writer at salon.com. thanks for being here. >> happy to be here. >> there were a ton of these gay marriage bans on the ballot in 2004 and the common wisdom was republicans thought it would drive up turnout and help george w. bush get elected by bringing out conservatives who might not like him but who really hated gay people. did that turn out to be the case in '04? >> there is all sorts of speculation about that. you can certainly match up. it was a year in which turnout went up surprisingly overall and it was sort of a base election where the base of each p
and in washington support for gay marriage rights is up by 15 points. gay marriage rights are also on the ballot in minnesota this year and in that state the polling is almost dead even. it's down by one at this point but is very close. marriage equality so far has a really terrible record at the ballot box but this year there is reason to believe it might be different. what does that do to the republican party's politics on this issue? joining us now is the cohost of msnbc's the cycle and a...
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cordray had been her deputy in washington before elizabeth warren decided to run for senate against scott brown in massachusetts. his decision to run that agency had been hung up in the senate since july. not because senate republicans don't like mr. cordray, but because they don't like the wall street reform bill that gave birth to that agency and they do not like the idea of that new agency. keeping an eye on banks and credit card companies and others that earned a reputation for screwing over consumers with their financial products. republicans in the senate would not allow anybody to be confirmed at that agency in protest of the agencies existence. and so the president has now used a recess appointment to get around senate republicans. senate republicans and other republicans in congress today were angry that president obama did this. for democrats, this frankly was a day that they had been hoping for and this fight whether anybody should be overseeing the banks, that is a fight that many democrats had been hoping for beyond those involved. gene sperling is the director of the nationa
cordray had been her deputy in washington before elizabeth warren decided to run for senate against scott brown in massachusetts. his decision to run that agency had been hung up in the senate since july. not because senate republicans don't like mr. cordray, but because they don't like the wall street reform bill that gave birth to that agency and they do not like the idea of that new agency. keeping an eye on banks and credit card companies and others that earned a reputation for screwing...
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rick santorum is not on the ballot in washington, d.c. because rick santorum did not try to get on the ballot in washington, d.c. what? the republican party in our nation's capital said rick santorum for president campaign never expressed an interest. you cannot win if you are not it it, sir. even where the campaign tried to get on, he struggled in a remarkable number of places. team santorum had to ask for a review after he was initially rejected for the ballot there. they did decide he qualified. he did not make it on to the ballot in virginia. virginia voted without him. they did make the ballot ohio, but they failed to commit the paperwork to have eligible delegates in three congressional districts. in six other districts, the campaign turned in only part of their homework. he sacrificed a chance at more than a quarter of the delegates before the polls ever opened. collecting delegates is how you win the nomination. in tennessee, rick santorum won the popular vote and appeared with an empty slate of delegates. despite the screw up, he
rick santorum is not on the ballot in washington, d.c. because rick santorum did not try to get on the ballot in washington, d.c. what? the republican party in our nation's capital said rick santorum for president campaign never expressed an interest. you cannot win if you are not it it, sir. even where the campaign tried to get on, he struggled in a remarkable number of places. team santorum had to ask for a review after he was initially rejected for the ballot there. they did decide he...
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the "washington post," for example, also endorsed president obama today. there will be other previous politicians, current politicians, and just famous people in america who make endorsements between now and election day. to my mind, this endorsement today from colin powell is the only one that has any real political heft that anybody was waiting for particularly because of the way it might appeal to people who hadn't otherwise made up their mind but might vote between now and november 6th. or on election day. that said, consider the other side. tonight is the mitt romney/glenn beck event, after all. >> what is wrong with us, america? why are people not in the streets? your republic is over. >> that was about wall street reform. yeah, dodd/frank, remember when that ended the country? sorry. amazing. joining us now is frank rich, "new york magazine"'s writer at large. thank you for being here. >> great to be here as always. >> i love the opportunity to trip down glenn beck memory lane. >> oh, this is just the tip of an insane iceberg. i might add. >> i am a
the "washington post," for example, also endorsed president obama today. there will be other previous politicians, current politicians, and just famous people in america who make endorsements between now and election day. to my mind, this endorsement today from colin powell is the only one that has any real political heft that anybody was waiting for particularly because of the way it might appeal to people who hadn't otherwise made up their mind but might vote between now and...
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washington, d.c., by the way, you had a windy late night. you had some gusts up to 60 miles per hour which caught some people by surprise. further to the north in new england, finally the winds are dying off there, too. we shouldn't see too much more damage. the concern i have overnight besides additional winds is the heavy snow through areas of west virginia, pennsylvania, and also through areas of extreme mountainous maryland. chris, it's going to snow another 1 to 2 feet on top of the foot that is already on the ground. people are already stuck in numerous locations because of that heavy snow and downed trees. so just a multifaceted historic storm. the name sandy is almost guaranteed to be retired by the national hurricane center. i'm sure this will be a multibillion dollar storm damage. we probably had close to $1 billion in new york city, alone. >> we're just getting to get a sense of the scope of the damage. we'll see much more obviously when the sun rises. >> the jersey shore when we get that helicopter up and show people the beaches
washington, d.c., by the way, you had a windy late night. you had some gusts up to 60 miles per hour which caught some people by surprise. further to the north in new england, finally the winds are dying off there, too. we shouldn't see too much more damage. the concern i have overnight besides additional winds is the heavy snow through areas of west virginia, pennsylvania, and also through areas of extreme mountainous maryland. chris, it's going to snow another 1 to 2 feet on top of the foot...
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he was not on the ballot in washington. nbc projected mitt romney as the winner in washington and maryland. wisconsin is still too close to call. it's interesting hearing mr. santorum's decisions in his speech. he is in part talking about president obama. talking about the issue of health reform. he goes directly to the issue of access to contraception. mr. santorum has gone at the media hard saying you're talking about contraception all the time. he's always the one bringing it up it's the only argument he made against health reform was a contraception related argument. in going after mr. romney, at the end there you heard mr. santorum in one of the best phrased portions of this ad-hoc speech comparing himself to ronald reagan when he fought a losing campaign to gerald ford. he's coming mitt romney to gerald ford who lost to jimmy carter. it's one thing to call yourself ronald reagan, it's another thing to call someone gerald ford as an insult. i thought interesting also is a choice of words and the way that mr. santorum t
he was not on the ballot in washington. nbc projected mitt romney as the winner in washington and maryland. wisconsin is still too close to call. it's interesting hearing mr. santorum's decisions in his speech. he is in part talking about president obama. talking about the issue of health reform. he goes directly to the issue of access to contraception. mr. santorum has gone at the media hard saying you're talking about contraception all the time. he's always the one bringing it up it's the...
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that happens tomorrow in washington state. there are many, many unanswered questions as to how this will work in the actual real world, right? questions the senate police department is trying to answer with its previously lauded for its awesomeness on this show faç page called "marijwhatnow?" but there are many unanswered questions about how this is going to work in washington. for one, it is still illegal to sell marijuana, but perfectly legal to possess an ounce of marijuana, as of tomorrow. and once they have fully implemented their laws, the states will host legalized, regulated marijuana industries. not just decriminalization, but pot incorporated. licensed by the state and paying taxes to it. this, all while the federal government still views possessing and certainly growing, selling, and distributing marijuana as serious felonies. how's that going to work is the big question that hangs over whatever celebrations the citizens of washington might engage in tomorrow. on a side note, tomorrow is also the first day that sam
that happens tomorrow in washington state. there are many, many unanswered questions as to how this will work in the actual real world, right? questions the senate police department is trying to answer with its previously lauded for its awesomeness on this show faç page called "marijwhatnow?" but there are many unanswered questions about how this is going to work in washington. for one, it is still illegal to sell marijuana, but perfectly legal to possess an ounce of marijuana, as of...
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., we'll have california, hawaii, idaho, oregon, washington, and then the last poll closing in alaska. unless this is a very strange night, those races will be interesting for governors races and senate and house races and state issues, but not necessarily for the presidency. unless things go very, very dierently than expected to go. this is how your election viewing is going to unfold hour by hour on tuesday night. if you just exclude the states for the presidential race where everybody pretty much knows exactly how it's going to go and just the states where there is some question as to what's going to happen, here is a clip and save thing for you about these states. the battlegrounds. all right? states that you know are going to be important and everybody thinks they're going to be close. these are the states everybody is going to be watching on tuesday night. each of these states, as you know, has a top elections official. and each of these states has a top elections official who is a partisan. who is either a democrat or a republican. and in a democracy, that should mean nothing.
., we'll have california, hawaii, idaho, oregon, washington, and then the last poll closing in alaska. unless this is a very strange night, those races will be interesting for governors races and senate and house races and state issues, but not necessarily for the presidency. unless things go very, very dierently than expected to go. this is how your election viewing is going to unfold hour by hour on tuesday night. if you just exclude the states for the presidential race where everybody pretty...
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so we're basically on our own, texas, california, new york, illinois, maryland, washington state, arizona, although it may become a battleground state, because the opportunity might be there for the president. and we expect to win about 20 seats in the states i just named. then we go where the president is, florida, ohio, colorado, iowa, nevada, states like that, to take us, oh, i want to go beyond 25, i would like to have 35. but the -- it's a very discreet races, some states rp -- have blue patches that we want to win back. there are 66 districts that are held by republicans that were won by president obama and about a third of those were also won by john kerry. and so we think there's real opportunity. now, mind you, people didn't say we were going to win the house in '06 when we first made this attempt. yet. it took like another few weeks before they started to see the handwriting on the wall that the momentum was with us, and that the polls, and that these individual districts were coming our way. right now we're in about an average of five, five points ahead, average in the generic.
so we're basically on our own, texas, california, new york, illinois, maryland, washington state, arizona, although it may become a battleground state, because the opportunity might be there for the president. and we expect to win about 20 seats in the states i just named. then we go where the president is, florida, ohio, colorado, iowa, nevada, states like that, to take us, oh, i want to go beyond 25, i would like to have 35. but the -- it's a very discreet races, some states rp -- have blue...
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the congressional research service is as nonpa parpartisan gets in washington. and a little more than a month ago, they issued a report on tax policy. they found there is no connection between lowering the tax rates on millionaires and billionaires and creating economic growth. there's no evidence that if you cut taxes on the rich that that makes the economy grow. that's a problem because that is essentially mitt romney's whole reason for living. this is the republican party's economic reason for existing. if you cut taxes on the rich, the job creators, that will jump start the economy. this is the whole basis of the party' economic philosophy. this is why congressional republicans pledge their first born children to a man named grover. and here comes this highly respected agency that says it turns out the whole thing is bunk. giving rich people a tax break doesn't help the economy but it sure does help rich people. what do you do if you're the republican party? you pressure the agency into burying the report which sp exactly what republicans in congress did thi
the congressional research service is as nonpa parpartisan gets in washington. and a little more than a month ago, they issued a report on tax policy. they found there is no connection between lowering the tax rates on millionaires and billionaires and creating economic growth. there's no evidence that if you cut taxes on the rich that that makes the economy grow. that's a problem because that is essentially mitt romney's whole reason for living. this is the republican party's economic reason...
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let people in washington figure it out. a new report out today says our secret drone policy, which we've rt oa dede, y be or the beer radicalizing the residents with a radical country. we're not going to debate that at all. that's not a policy matter that's worth some national discussion. noompengasutbe ch icour. this is what the democratic president is doing. the republican party has no competing ideas on this at all? nothing to say with this policy, due process that we afford people, that we kill people, the due pcess ultimately consists of the idenof ud es making the call. but we are in the process of picking who's going to be the next president and we're not asking where these two men stand on that issue or if they think they should have that power. if that poweshould exist. if we're not going to ask these quonw. look at this week. you have president obama at the un talking about the policy of pakistan and hillary clinton meeting the president of pack is an on the same day. you have the developing story of thdronatta ye
let people in washington figure it out. a new report out today says our secret drone policy, which we've rt oa dede, y be or the beer radicalizing the residents with a radical country. we're not going to debate that at all. that's not a policy matter that's worth some national discussion. noompengasutbe ch icour. this is what the democratic president is doing. the republican party has no competing ideas on this at all? nothing to say with this policy, due process that we afford people, that we...
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they want someone who is not going to go to washington, d.c. because they want to be the most powerful person in the world to manage washington. they want who will take that power and give it back to the people of this country. [ applause ] >> there's one candidate in this race who can go out and make that contrast with the current occupant of the white house. someone who has a track record of being for you, being for limited government, being for solution that empower people on the biggest issues of the day whether it's obama care, romney care, their intthey're interchangeable. we need someone that understands that the solution to the problem with almost 1/17th of the economy is not government control over the economy, but you're control over that sector of the economy. we need someone that understands that we need to grow our energy supplies here in this country. we need someone you can trust who when in good times and in bad when times were tough and people thought, well, all this oil and gas and coal in the ground is all asource of carbon d
they want someone who is not going to go to washington, d.c. because they want to be the most powerful person in the world to manage washington. they want who will take that power and give it back to the people of this country. [ applause ] >> there's one candidate in this race who can go out and make that contrast with the current occupant of the white house. someone who has a track record of being for you, being for limited government, being for solution that empower people on the...
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isn't that why we send presidents to washington, to change washington? >> this is parentally the new thing that president obama said it's hard to change washington from the inside. mitt romney is on record saying the exact same thing on the presidential campaign trail, but apparently they want it to be a scandal. which of course is ridiculous. but i highlight that speech for the reason other than the hypocrisy of the dumb change in washington line. and the reason i highlight it is because paul ryan new stump speech is now tentatively branching out into foreign policy. kind of. >> i mean, turn on the tv and it reminds you of 1979 tehran, but they're burning our flags in capitals all around the world. they're storming our embassies. we've lost four of our diplomats and what is the signal that our government is sending the world. >> paul ryan wants to look like president obama is one-term jimmy carter and paul ryan would be cast as ronald reagan. but it's notable that he's even trying in a campaign that's been unwilling and unable to engage america in the l
isn't that why we send presidents to washington, to change washington? >> this is parentally the new thing that president obama said it's hard to change washington from the inside. mitt romney is on record saying the exact same thing on the presidential campaign trail, but apparently they want it to be a scandal. which of course is ridiculous. but i highlight that speech for the reason other than the hypocrisy of the dumb change in washington line. and the reason i highlight it is because...
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here's how "the washington post" reported on their involvement on the scandal at the time. as far back as 1996, abramoff was using the national center for public policy research to hide the funding for trips and other ventures intended to boost the interests of his lobbying clients. that group still exists and even though they acknowledge their role in the abramoff scandal, they get upset when anyone tries to limpb them to the scandal. they just published their first paper on voting laws. they were going to take up this man tl. they published their first big paper on this, on why voter i.d. is actually secretly awesome for african-american voters. they say it's good news for black voters and even though they don't want to be linked to the abramoff scandal anymore, their operator on voter i.d. happens to be a guy who pled guilty in the jack abbramoff scandal. this group does not want to be associated with the abramoff scandal. charged with exchanging political favors for gifts from jack abramoff he later pleaded guilty to filing a disclosure report and sentenced to 36 months
here's how "the washington post" reported on their involvement on the scandal at the time. as far back as 1996, abramoff was using the national center for public policy research to hide the funding for trips and other ventures intended to boost the interests of his lobbying clients. that group still exists and even though they acknowledge their role in the abramoff scandal, they get upset when anyone tries to limpb them to the scandal. they just published their first paper on voting...
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>> you pointed out about the dysfunctionality of washington. when i went down there, i thought it was dysfunctional and when i got there, it's worse. you see it every day. that's why i'm taking great pride and speaking to the independent voters of massachusetts. i vote about 50% with my party and 50% with the democratic party. that's different than what professor warren would do. i don't work for anybody. i don't work for president obama or mitt romney or harry reid. >> it is striking that you support governor romney for president, i assume? >> as i said, when it comes to dealing with economic issues, absolutely. but we're two different people. >> but you'd be a reliable ally when it comes to the economic plans? >> on his economic plan? you said there was no one i'd trust more than romney. >> a lot of people don't read the bills down there. >> his reluctance to pledge allegiance may have something to do with this. the two polls showing he who should not be named losing to president obama in massachusetts by 27 points and 28 points in the two la
>> you pointed out about the dysfunctionality of washington. when i went down there, i thought it was dysfunctional and when i got there, it's worse. you see it every day. that's why i'm taking great pride and speaking to the independent voters of massachusetts. i vote about 50% with my party and 50% with the democratic party. that's different than what professor warren would do. i don't work for anybody. i don't work for president obama or mitt romney or harry reid. >> it is...
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but we begin with important news out of washington. for all the squabbling politicians and the whining pundits, we can announce to you tonight, right here, right now, there's a budget deal that's becoming clear. our long national nightmare might almost, and i repeat, it's washington, almost be over. this is kind of like one of those kids games where you have to look at a picture that looks like nonsense until your eyes filter out the garbage and you can finally see the sailboat. that's what's going on in washington. you have to filter out the garbage. take yesterday for example. i don't tune into c-span2 for comedy, just because it's good television. but the senate was being hilarious about the debt ceiling, which is hard to be hilarious about. here's what happened. the white house has been pushing a plan to take control of the debt ceiling away from congress. that way congress couldn't blow up the world economy for no good reason. it's taking the sharp knife covered in explosives away from a kid who has a lot of temper tantrums. it se
but we begin with important news out of washington. for all the squabbling politicians and the whining pundits, we can announce to you tonight, right here, right now, there's a budget deal that's becoming clear. our long national nightmare might almost, and i repeat, it's washington, almost be over. this is kind of like one of those kids games where you have to look at a picture that looks like nonsense until your eyes filter out the garbage and you can finally see the sailboat. that's what's...
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ttd# 1-800-345-2550 >>> could it be the 11 new residents of the washington zoo? for the record, here they are. they are due to be introduced tomorrow. they are 11 asian small clod otters. they are actually a family comprised of two parents and nine babies. obviously these guys could be the best new thing in the world because, i mean, to put it bluntly, otters rule. even though they look like cats crossed with weasels, they are the cutest thing in the world. and these guys in particular, they are a threatened species. they are the smallest and most social otter species in the world, which means they are the cutest of the living breed. the best new thing has to do with their names. all right. are you ready? the parents are named chowder and clementine. the nine children are pork chops, pickles, olive, peaches, turnip, and kevin. kevin? he's like the marilyn munsten. he's the weird one. because of his goofy name. kevin. the otter, the endangered species version of the boy named sue. he's not like the other otters. it's the best new thing in the world today. happy fr
ttd# 1-800-345-2550 >>> could it be the 11 new residents of the washington zoo? for the record, here they are. they are due to be introduced tomorrow. they are 11 asian small clod otters. they are actually a family comprised of two parents and nine babies. obviously these guys could be the best new thing in the world because, i mean, to put it bluntly, otters rule. even though they look like cats crossed with weasels, they are the cutest thing in the world. and these guys in...
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something happened in washington d.c. today at the surfaced level was the most benign and run of the mill thing in the entire universe, the least surprising thing and will probably appear on page a-19 of the washington newspaper. the senate rejected attempts to end oil subsidies. president obama was for ending oil subsidies and so were democrats in the senate but the republicans filibustered and it died. that three bullet point explanation can basically be said about everything that has happened in washington since 2010 or more-or-less. if you just think about it for a second, in this particular case, if you don't accept it at face value and instead take this case and hold it up to the light 15 degrees to see it at a new angle, it is down right bizarre this happened. it is a true mystery at a time when deficit scare mongering rules the beltway and physical probity is the flavor of the month, when nobody likes the oil companies and the president has a majority in the senate and white house, they weren't able to pluck this
something happened in washington d.c. today at the surfaced level was the most benign and run of the mill thing in the entire universe, the least surprising thing and will probably appear on page a-19 of the washington newspaper. the senate rejected attempts to end oil subsidies. president obama was for ending oil subsidies and so were democrats in the senate but the republicans filibustered and it died. that three bullet point explanation can basically be said about everything that has...
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david corn, washington bureau chief for mother jones. his reporting and that footage you can see at motherjones.com. >>> a lot still coming. stay with us. does your phone give you all day battery life ? droid does. and does it launch apps by voice while learning your voice ? launch cab4me. droid does. keep left at the fork. does it do turn-by-turn navigation ? droid does. with verizon, america's largest 4g lte network, and motorola, droid does. get $100 off select motorola 4g lte smartphones like the droid razr. t there. - one serving of cheese is the size of four dice. one serving of cereal, a baseball. and one serving of fruit, a tennis ball. - you know, both parties agree. our kids can be healthier... the more you know. throughout our lives. one a day men's 50+ is a complete multi-vitamin designed for men's health concerns as we age. it has more of 7 antioxidants to support cell health. one a day men's 50+. >>> do you remember elaine chow? he was labor secretary under george w. bush. incidentally, she's married to the top republican i
david corn, washington bureau chief for mother jones. his reporting and that footage you can see at motherjones.com. >>> a lot still coming. stay with us. does your phone give you all day battery life ? droid does. and does it launch apps by voice while learning your voice ? launch cab4me. droid does. keep left at the fork. does it do turn-by-turn navigation ? droid does. with verizon, america's largest 4g lte network, and motorola, droid does. get $100 off select motorola 4g lte...
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now, this is something that actually kind of bugs me in washington. all day long on capitol hill, brilliant people are testifying before congressional committees on the key issueoffs the day, and there's really no good way for ordinary citizens who don't happen to be watching c-span at that right moment to hear what they have said. tonight, we asked the professors to join us and get to the bottom of the shockingly tiny numbers. joining us now, harvard law professor and author of what i think is the best book on election corruption, and editor and chief of the cato supreme court review. thank you for being here. >> thank you. >> you argue that even if you're much more krned about the money spent by super pacs and other enttdys than you are, citizens united is thought not the villain you should be looking at, not the right court case to focus your attention on. can you explain that? >> all citizens united did was let corporations, unions, any group of people spend money on independent political speech. not donate to parties or candidates or campaigns bu
now, this is something that actually kind of bugs me in washington. all day long on capitol hill, brilliant people are testifying before congressional committees on the key issueoffs the day, and there's really no good way for ordinary citizens who don't happen to be watching c-span at that right moment to hear what they have said. tonight, we asked the professors to join us and get to the bottom of the shockingly tiny numbers. joining us now, harvard law professor and author of what i think is...
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a ringing endorsement for john kerry from republicans in washington. because if john kerry becomes secretary of state there's going to be a special election for a senate seat and there would be this chance that scott brown could be back in washington. so the republicans say emphatically and repeatedly and to any reporter that will listen, we prefer john kerry over susan rice for this job please. if john kerry doesn't get secretary of state and he's maybe going to get secretary of defense instead, i say woe be unto any feasible rival for that gig. somebody who might get that cabinet position ahead of him too. which republicans would please like to happen. and you know what? maybe this is nuts. maybe this is nuts. maybe this is why to simplistic. but maybe this makes more sense than the contention we're supposed to believe, which is that two active investigations, multiple briefings, a statement from the president, a statement from the u.n. ambassador, a closed-door, one-on-one meeting with that ambassador and with the director of the cia have not given
a ringing endorsement for john kerry from republicans in washington. because if john kerry becomes secretary of state there's going to be a special election for a senate seat and there would be this chance that scott brown could be back in washington. so the republicans say emphatically and repeatedly and to any reporter that will listen, we prefer john kerry over susan rice for this job please. if john kerry doesn't get secretary of state and he's maybe going to get secretary of defense...
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strange breaking news out of washington. within the last hour republican house speaker john boehner appears to have completely lost control of his own caucus. just about an hour ago john boehner was forced to pull his own plan off the floor because it turns out he did not have the votes from his own side to pass it. he didn't have enough republican votes to pass the republican plan. >> senator schatz, this is now your life. i know that speaker boehner is in the other chamber, but this is what you need to know right now about boehner and his colleagues. john boehner is somebody who just a week ago was essentially humiliated by his own caucus. when he stood before them on that night, on the night plan b went down, and begged them to please follow him. and then to go before them when they didn't, he actually read the serenity prayer aloud. he read it to his own members. he said to all of his members, "lord, grant me the serenity to accept the things i cannot change. that is not the prayer you say when you know what you're going
strange breaking news out of washington. within the last hour republican house speaker john boehner appears to have completely lost control of his own caucus. just about an hour ago john boehner was forced to pull his own plan off the floor because it turns out he did not have the votes from his own side to pass it. he didn't have enough republican votes to pass the republican plan. >> senator schatz, this is now your life. i know that speaker boehner is in the other chamber, but this is...